Efficacy of Horticultural Activity in Elderly People with Dementia: A Pilot Study on the Influence on Vitality and Cognitive Function : Table 3

Table 3: Change in Vitality Index and MMSE scores.
**p < 0.01, Friedman test

	Time
	Before	Immediate	After 1 month
Evaluation	Median (range)	Median(range)	Median(range)	df	ϰ²	p-value
Vitality Index(Total)	8.0 (5-9)	9.0 (7-10)	8.0 (6-10)	2	18.727**	0.001
1. Waking pattern	2.0 (1-2)	2.0 (1-2)	2.0 (1-2)	2	0.000	1.000
2. Communication	1.0 (0-2)	2.0 (1-2)	1.0 (0-2)	2	12.000**	0.011
3. Feeding	2.0 (1-2)	2.0 (1-2)	2.0 (1-2)	2	0.000	1.000
4. On and off toilet	2.0 (1-2)	2.0 (1-2)	2.0 (1-2)	2	0.000	1.000
5. Rehabiliation and other activities	1.0 (0-1)	2.0 (1-2)	1.0 (0-2)	2	16.222**	0. 021

MMSE(Total)	17.0 (11-22)	19.0 (14-23)	17.0 (12-23)	2	12.398**	0.002
1. Orientation	4.0 (3-6)	5.0 (4-6)	4.0 (3-6)	2	10.333**	0.005
2. Registration	3.0 (2-3)	3.0 (2-3)	3.0 (2-3)	2	2.000	0.368
3. Attention and Claculation	3.0 (2-4)	3.0 (2-4)	3.0 (2-4)	2	5.429	0.066
4. Recall	2.0 (1-3)	2.0 (1-3)	2.0 (1-3)	2	4.667	0.097
5. Language	6.0 (3-7)	6.0 (3-7)	6.0 (3-7)	2	1.727	0.422
6. Visual construction	1.0 (0-1)	1.0 (0-1)	1.0 (0-1)	2	1.000	0.607